Streur, John T.

1917 - 2006  (88 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Streur, John T.
  Born	10 Nov 1917	Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Oct 2006	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 22 Oct 2006	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	24 Oct 2006
  Appleton Post Crescent
  John T. Streur, age 88, of Appleton, died Sunday morning, October 22, 2006. He was born November 10, 1917, to the late John and Johanna (Vander Wielen) Streur, in Kimberly and had been an Appleton resident most of his life. John served with the U.S. Army from 1942-1945 in the European Theatre. He never forgot the early Depression years when he sold newspapers in Appleton at the age of 12. He made a few dollars a week and it went to help support his family, as did the money from the Appleton News Agency job he took at the age of 16. The business began to expand in the 1960's and in the 1970's the name was changed to Badger Periodical Distributors. Up to the last few weeks of his life, John, was at work everyday. He was very proud of the accomplishments he received such as: The Governor's Small Business Award, awarded by Governor Tommy Thompson, Chamber Small Business Person of the Year in 1985, numerous outstanding book wholesaler awards, he was a director of the Outagamie Bank starting in 1984 and continued as a director through its successor banks including Wells Fargo, he was also a "25 Year Club" officer which is an industry charitable organization. John was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, the Oney Johnston-Edward Blessman American Legion Post #38, the Harvey Pierre VFW Post #2778 and the Appleton Elks Club #337. John is survived by his wife of 21 years, Patricia (Hein) Streur; John's children, William (Luann) Streur and their children, Nicole (Antoine) Tines and great-grandson, Ethan, and Heather (Mark) Dupont; Thomas (Pamela) Streur and their children, Eric, Megan and Jason; Peggy (Carlos) Mendez and their children, Michael and Tara, all of Appleton area. He is further survived by Pat's children, Cynthia (Buzz) Hempel and their son, Bradley; Sue (Amos) Cooper and their daughter, Claudia, all of Texas; his sisters, Gloria Kraus and Virginia Magnus, of Appleton; sisters-in-law: Mary Hinkens, Joan Hein, Trudy (Lee) Dunham; and a brother-in-law, Victor (Janiece) Hein; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 44 years, Helen; four sisters, one brother and six brothers-in-law. The funeral liturgy for John will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 27, 2006, at ST BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1617 West Pine Street, with Father Dennis Ryan and Reverend Jane Anderson officiating. Entombment will be in Appleton Highland Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Friday at the church from 10 a.m., until the time of the mass. In lieu of flowers memorial funds have been established for John's favorite charities. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME 537 North Superior Street Appleton 920-739-1231 www.wichmannfuneralhomes.com
  Person ID	I109975	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Streur, John,   b. 15 May 1887, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 30 Apr 1962  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	VanderWielen, Johanna,   b. 5 Mar 1898, , , , Netherlands ,   d. 18 Jan 1970  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F39586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Morrow, Helen,   b. 22 Sep 1918, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1984, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1940
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F67435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 10 Nov 1917 - Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 22 Oct 2006 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 22 Oct 2006 - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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